BC Wildfire crews are battling a new 0.5 hectare wildfire in Squamish.
The Upper Pit River fire started earlier in the afternoon, said Dorthe Jakobsen, a fire Information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre.
She said fire has been characterized as being out of control.
Firefighters and a helicopter has been deployed in the area to extinguish the fire.
The fire is suspected to be caused by a human.
Meanwhile, the Mill Creek fire near Woodfibre site is now under control.
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